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August 2023 Releases

Here is our list of notable new releases due for publication in August 2023 — in a format that includes imprint info, and allows you resort the list by clicking the up/down arrows. This selection is our editorial aggregation from a wide variety of sources including bookseller and librarian lists, wholesaler top buys, Publishers Lunch Buzz Books and seasonal forecasts, well-known authors, news items and more. Once published, you can find them listed in the New Releases section at Bookateria. Lists are available at PM looking forward two to three months for reference purposes, and are updated live as on-sale dates and other information changes. Click for June and July lists.

FICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-0063207264Family LoreAcevedo, Elizabeth8/1Ecco
978-1250760241Birder, She WroteAndrews, Donna8/1Minotaur
978-1250090003Western AlliancesBarnhardt, Wilton8/1St. Martin's
978-0374607036WitnessBrinkley, Jamel8/1FSG
978-1538742945Out of NowhereBrown, Sandra8/1Grand Central
978-1250208330Cassiel's ServantCarey, Jacqueline8/1Tor
978-1335490889BelliesDinan, Nicola8/1Hanover Square
978-0316367080The ApologyHan, Jimin8/1Little, Brown
978-1668005873The Lookback WindowHertz, Kyle Dillon8/1S&S
978-1641293594EvergreenHirahara, Naomi8/1Soho Crime
978-1250881670Small Town SinsJaworowski, Ken8/1Holt
978-0525536918Those We Thought We KnewJoy, David8/1Putnam
978-0593243305I Will Greet the Sun AgainKhabushani, Khashayar J.8/1Hogarth
978-1638930563MobilityKiesling, Lydia8/1Crooked Media
978-1250865373The Connellys of County DownLange, Tracey8/1Celadon
978-1640095724Time's MouthLepucki, Edan8/1Counterpoint
978-0802161987Lush LivesLyon, J. Vanessa8/1Roxane Gay Books
978-1335005779The Keeper of Hidden BooksMartin, Madeline8/1Hanover Square
978-0063252394Just Another Missing PersonMcAllister, Gillian8/1William Morrow
978-0593535417DisruptionsMillhauser, Steven8/1Knopf
978-0593542668The End of AugustMiri, Yu8/1Riverhead
978-0063327528Tom LakePatchett, Ann8/1Harper
978-1250283979Gone TonightPekkanen, Sarah8/1St. Martin's
978-1982190057The Bone HackerReichs, Kathy8/1Scribner
978-0063284234The LoverSacks, Rebecca8/1Harper
978-0307962614Las MadresSantiago, Esmeralda8/1Knopf
978-1982177850My Name Is IrisSkyhorse, Brando8/1Avid Reader
978-1990778551The BurningTodd, Anna8/1Wattpad
978-0593600443The BookbinderWilliams, Pip8/1Ballantine
978-1668011539Lost BelieversZhorov, Irina8/1Scribner
978-0593547762Medusa's SistersBear, Lauren J.A.8/8Berkley
978-05934978-52California GoldenBenjamin, Melanie8/8Delacorte Press
978-0316267885BridgeBeukes, Lauren8/8Mulholland
978-0374610074HangmanBinyam, Maya8/8FSG
978-1250892461Masters of DeathBlake, Olivie8/8Tor
978-1250164421North of NowhereBrennan, Allison8/8Minotaur
978-1250805782DeadlockByrne, James8/8Minotaur
978-0062951847Tomb SweepingChang, Alexandra8/8Ecco
978-0063080744Canary GirlsChiaverini, Jennifer8/8William Morrow
978-1609459307PetChidgey, Catherine8/8Europa Editions
978-0593200957Honey Drop DeadChilds, Laura8/8Berkley
978-0316129374Sun HouseDuncan, David James8/8Little, Brown
978-0778334255In a Quiet TownGarza, Amber8/8Mira
978-1250280688Dark CornersGoldin, Megan8/8St. Martin's
978-1982179007None of This Is TrueJewell, Lisa8/8Atria
978-0593242940A Killer in the FamilyLodge, Gytha8/8Random House
978-0802162021ProphetMacdonald, Helen8/8Grove
978-0593422946The Heaven & Earth Grocery StoreMcBride, James8/8Riverhead
978-0063112629Forged by BloodOkosun, Ehigbor8/8Voyager
978-1668007716Mrs. Porter CallingPearce, AJ8/8Scribner
978-0063281097A Council of DollsPower, Mona Susan8/8Mariner
978-1250853370Dead and GoneSchaffhausen, Joanna8/8Minotaur
978-1984821928HappinessSteel, Danielle8/8Delacorte Press
978-1250860026Looking Glass SoundWard, Catriona8/8Nightfire
978-0593359266Mister MagicWhite, Kiersten8/8Del Rey
978-1982157227How to Care for a Human GirlWurzbacher, Ashley8/8Atria
978-0316404891Lion & LambPatterson, James8/14Little, Brown
978-0593544075Under the Tamarind TreeAlam, Nigar8/15Putnam
978-0593536797The RomanticBoyd, William8/15Knopf
978-0593436721Vampires of El NorteCanas, Isabel8/15Berkley
978-1668010754The Great TransitionFuller Googins, Nick8/15Atria
978-0316423472The Wolf HuntGundar-Goshen, Ayelet8/15Little, Brown
978-1982175375The Invisible HourHoffman, Alice8/15Atria
978-1250836939The Trade OffJones, Sandie8/15Minotaur
978-1250244093ThornhedgeKingfisher, T.8/15Tor
978-0593237861Spin a Black YarnMalerman, Josh8/15Del Rey
978-0063314771Tell Me What I AmMannion, Una8/15Harper
978-1250847010ContrarianModesitt Jr., L. E.8/15Tor
978-0374600303The Bee StingMurray, Paul8/15FSG
978-1250825049The Dark Edge of NightPryor, Mark8/15Minotaur
978-0062893079Tides of FireRollins, James8/15William Morrow
978-0593336328Beneath Dark WatersRose, Karen8/15Berkley
978-0063029873Lolth's WarriorSalvatore, R. A.8/15Voyager
978-0063273757The Year of Second ChancesAvery, Lara8/22William Morrow
978-0063241084Swim Home to the VanishedBasham, Brendan Shay8/22Harper
978-0778305217Cursed at DawnGraham, Heather8/22Mira
978-1250180421The Water OutlawsHuang, S. L.8/22Tordotcom
978-0316444002House of OdysseusNorth, Claire8/22Redhook
978-0778308089Talulah's Back in TownNovak, Brenda8/22Mira
978-1250621825He Who Drowned the WorldParker-Chan, Shelley8/22Tor
978-1538736821Dead MountainPreston, Douglas8/22Grand Central
978-0063157781After That NightSlaughter, Karin8/22William Morrow
978-1250817389Where There Was FireArias, John Manuel8/29Flatiron
978-0316564434Learned by HeartDonoghue, Emma8/29Little, Brown
978-1250843968Good Bad GirlFeeney, Alice8/29Flatiron
978-1250883063The Mystery at Dunvegan CastleHuchu, T. L.8/29Tor
978-0593448205Happiness FallsKim, Angie8/29Hogarth
978-0063265813Terrace StoryLeichter, Hilary8/29Ecco
978-0778334408Kissing KosherMeltzer, Jean8/29Mira
978-0063292376RicochetMoore, Taylor8/29William Morrow
978-0593536698The Girl in the Eagle'sTalonsSmirnoff, Karin8/29Knopf
978-0063085930Where Peace Is LostValdes, Valerie8/29Voyager
978-0593319819A Chateau Under SiegeWalker, Martin8/29Knopf
978-0593185940Holler, ChildWatkins, LaToya8/29Tiny Reparations
978-1668033425The BreakawayWeiner, Jennifer8/29Atria

NONFICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-0063057418Beijing RulesAllen-Ebrahimian, Bethany8/1Harper
978-0063088337Valiant WomenAndrews, Lena S.8/1Mariner
979-8200798827Family ReinsBusch, Billy8/1Blackstone
978-0385545570The UnderworldCasey, Susan8/1Doubleday
978-0593297452The VisionariesEilenberger, Wolfram8/1Penguin
978-1982197667The Many Lives of Mama LoveHardin, Lara Love8/1S&S
978-1335429278Empires of the SteppesHarl, Kenneth W.8/1Hanover Square
978-0593491799Waiting to Be Arrested at NightIzgil, Tahir Hamut8/1Penguin
978-1668021743Pulling the Chariot of the SunMcCrae, Shane8/1Scribner
978-0393866513How to Make a KillingMueller, Tom8/1Norton
978-1982191672Courage in The People's HouseNeguse, Joe8/1S&S
978-0063258662EndgameScobie, Omid8/1Dey Street
978-0385545082Flirting with DangerWallach, Janet8/1Doubleday
978-0063219182Devil's CoinMcAdam, Jennifer8/8William Morrow
978-0593496268Congratulations, The Best Is Over!Thomas, R. Eric8/8Ballantine
978-0802128324Queen of the CourtBlais, Madeleine8/15Atlantic Monthly
978-0063052574Daughters of Latin AmericaGuzman, Sandra8/15Amistad
978-1501180668August WilsonHartigan, Patti8/15S&S
978-1250246554AltheaJacobs, Sally H.8/15St. Martin's
978-0593444733The Place We MakeSanderson, Sarah L.8/15WaterBrook
978-0593317457Thin SkinShapland, Jenn8/15Pantheon
978-0802158994Chinese ProdigalShih, David8/15Atlantic Monthly
978-0525658207Tyranny of the GeneTabery, James8/15Knopf
978-0374601539The Women of NOWTurk, Katherine8/15FSG
978-1643752693The Rye Bread MarriageWeissman, Michaele8/15Algonquin
978-0374601805Necessary TroubleFaust, Drew Gilpin8/22FSG
978-0593320686WifedomFunder, Anna8/22Knopf
978-1250281340The PerennialsGuillen, Mauro F.8/22St. Martin's
978-1433837517Big LiarsHart, Christian L. & Drew A. Curtis8/22American Psychological Association
978-1631495809Daughter of the DragonHuang, Yunte8/22Liveright
978-1662600678SeeingJing, Chai8/22Astra House
978-0593242797The Loom of TimeKaplan, Robert D.8/22Random House
978-1668012604UnearthingMaclear, Kyo8/22Scribner
978-0306832130Book of QueensMahdavi, Pardis8/22Hachette Books
978-1250834416Dream TownMeckler, Laura8/22Holt
978-1954118294Everything/Nothing/SomeoneCarriere, Alice8/29Spiegel & Grau
978-0593316306The Rigor of AngelsEgginton, William8/29Pantheon
978-0306831522I See You, SurvivorIanelli, Liz8/29Hachette Books
978-1958506066End CreditsLin, Patty8/29Zibby Books
978-0063250871InterstellarLoeb, Avi8/29Mariner
978-0593299579Mother TongueNuttall, Jenni8/29Viking
978-1324020585Discourses of the EldersPurcell, Sebastian8/29Norton
978-0593133613Gallop Toward the SunStark, Peter8/29Random House

CHILDREN’S

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-1728256153Bring Me Your MidnightGriffin, Rachel8/1Sourcebooks Fire
978-1250191427Guardians of Dawn: ZharaJae-Jones, S8/1Wednesday Books
978-0374390990I'll Tell You No LiesMcCrina, Amanda8/1FSG
978-0063038424The Boy You Always WantedQuach, Michelle8/1Katherine Tegen Books
978-1250621917A Little Like WakingRex, Adam8/1Roaring Brook
978-1250894427Unnecessary DramaKenwood, Nina8/8Flatiron
978-1324015505The Monster's Bones (YR Edition)Randall, David K8/14Norton
978-1335453754Fracturing FateAlsberg, Sasha8/15Inkyard
978-1596439719MessengerBernardin, Marc & Ron Salas8/15First Second
978-0374389772Disappearing ACTCastle, Jiordan8/15FSG
978-0593532072The Last Girls StandingDugan, Jennifer8/15Putnam
978-1250847065Tilly in TechnicolorEddings, Mazey8/15Wednesday Books
978-1250780942UnexpectingBailey, Jen8/22Wednesday Books
978-0316162500FoxgloveGrace, Adalyn8/22Little, Brown
978-0062422477Creeping BeautyPortes, Andrea8/22Harper Teen
978-1643752402RookRitter, William8/22Algonquin
978-1250828484Teach the Torches to BurnRoehrig, Caleb8/22Feiwel & Friends
978-0374314347AccountableSlater, Dashka8/22FSG
978-0316480772The Brothers HawthorneBarnes, Jennifer Lynn8/29Little, Brown
978-0593527702House of MarionneElle, J8/29Razorbill
978-1665921466The ReunionFrick, Kit8/29Margaret K. McElderry Books
978-0593642962My Father, the Panda KillerHoang, Jamie Jo8/29Crown
978-1250191427Guardians of Dawn: ZharaJae-Jones, S8/29Wednesday Books
978-0063024694Never a HeroLen, Vanessa8/29Harper Teen
978-1665937535Pride and Prejudice and PittsburghLippincott, Rachael8/29S&S
978-0358561996The LightstruckMara, Sunya8/29Clarion
978-1335457967A Multitude of DreamsRutherford, Mara8/29Inkyard
978-1250909565I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is MeShea, Jamison8/29Holt
978-1250265722Impossible EscapeSheinkin, Steve8/29Roaring Brook
978-0062955777The Infinity ParticleXu, Wendy8/29Quill Tree

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